Read-Alikes for Hatchet by Gary Paulsen (Wilderness Survival fiction): Bauer, Joan. Backwater. Campbell, Eric. The Place of Lions. Carter, Alden. Between a Rock and a Hard Place. Cottonwood, Joe. Quake! Easton, Kelly. Aftershock. Eckert, Allan. [continue reading]
November 2011
Hunger Games and Dystopian Tween Fiction Read-Alikes (2011)
Adlington, L.J. The Diary of Pelly D. Bacigalupi, Paolo. Ship Breaker. Bertagna, Julie. Exodus. Bondoux, Anne-Laure. The Destiny of Linus Hoppe. Card, Orson Scott. Ender’s Game. Cashore, Kristin. Graceling. Cave, Patrick. Sharp North. Colfer, Eoin. [continue reading]
Aunts and Uncles Storytime Ideas
Celebrate aunts and uncles with a storytime! Craft ideas can include framed artwork done by the niece or nephew, or an ornament with the child’s photo. Aliki. AUNT NINA AND HER NEPHEWS AND NIECES. Aliki. AUNT [continue reading]
Hibernation Storytime Ideas (2011)
Hibernation – revised One of the first science concepts a preschooler learns about is hibernation. There are many wonderful books about animals, from bears to frogs to skunks, and hibernation. For a craft project, try [continue reading]
Migration Storytime Ideas (2011)
Along with hibernation, bird migration is a topic preschoolers learn about in the Fall. For an activity, make bird feeders out of pinecones, or make paper Robins. Berne, Jennifer. CALVIN CAN’T FLY. A starling [continue reading]
Summer Storytime Ideas
This is our final “Seasons” storytime plan; in the past few months we covered Autumn, Winter, and Spring. Summer is a great theme for the beginning of the Summer Reading Program, or the last few [continue reading]